Many Feds Face Furloughs Twice
Dems Back Retroactive Shutdown Pay
How Long Has the Shutdown Lasted?
Agencies Post Shutdown Plans Online
No TSP Contributions During a Shutdown
How Contractors Might Weather a Shutdown
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Rebecca Carroll
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Before joining Government Executive’s editing team, Rebecca Carroll wrote and edited for The Associated Press in Washington, New York and Bangkok, and for National Geographic News. She also was a Peace Corps volunteer in China, where she returned to study at the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, with a double major in English and Philosophy.
It’s Your Last Chance to Vote for the Boldest Federal Innovator!
September 12, 2013
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If you haven’t already, vote here! We selected 19 Bold Award finalists from scores of federally employed technology innovators. Now we’re turning it over to you. Read about the finalists’ achievements and then vote for the People’s Choice Bold Award winner. One vote per email address, and you have until ...
Cast Your Vote for the Boldest Federal Tech Innovator
September 9, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
We selected 19 Bold Award finalists from a pool of nearly 200 technologically innovative federal employees and teams, and now we’re turning it over to you. Read about our finalists and then vote for the People's Choice winner here. Anyone can vote, but only once per email address. We’ll announce ...
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September 1, 2013 Films About War Iraq War veteran Michael Chan pursued two dreams—the military and movies. By Susan Fourney High on the list of risky career moves are fighting wars and making movies, and Michael Chan took a chance on both. The 27-year-old Iraq War veteran, who served two tours with the ...
Contractors Question New Rules on Hiring Veterans, People With Disabilities
August 28, 2013 Two rules set new goals for federal contractors on hiring veterans and people with disabilities will increase paperwork and costs for companies that do business with the government -- but by how much depends on who you ask. A commercial construction contractors group has charged the rules will cost companies ...
Feds See Jobs Decline While Overall US Job Creation Holds Steady, Gallup Says
August 8, 2013 While job creation held steady throughout most of the country in July, federal employees reported sharply deteriorating conditions, according to Gallup’s Job Creation Index. Forty-two percent of federal workers said their employer was letting people go, up from 34 percent in February and 37 percent in June, Gallup found. Only ...
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February 1, 2013 The Midas Touch High-tech arm helps veteran amputees regain fine motor skills. New technology reminiscent of the robotics in the iconic Star Wars movies is coming to life through the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Since 2006, DARPA has conducted research at the Defense and ...
Feds scheduled to work Wednesday should show up, OPM says
January 1, 2013 This story has been updated. Federal employees scheduled to work on Wednesday should report as planned, even if Congress is unable to avert automatic, across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration, according to the Office of Personnel Management. The threat of sequestration still loomed Tuesday, after key House Republicans rejected a ...
OPM issues furlough guidance
December 27, 2012 The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday posted new guidance for federal agencies and employees about administrative furloughs, which it describes as planned and typically non-emergency events. The guidance, dated December 2012, comes days before automatic, across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration are slated to kick in if Congress cannot ...
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October 1, 2012 A Road Well-Traveled Brenda Wells is the master of the long commute. Her daily five-hour sojourn to and from the State Department involves a drive, a ride on a commuter train, two subway lines and a bus. In May, Wells, won WTOP Radio’s inaugural Commuter Idle contest for having the ...
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August 1, 2012 Conventional Wisdom Red state, blue state, what the Hatch Act rules state. By Charles S. Clark It’s convention time. As Democrats gather in Charlotte, N.C., and Republicans in Tampa, Fla., this summer, federal employees hankering to make the scene might wish to remind themselves of the rules under the Hatch ...
